The Message Part 38: William Branham and the Mysterious 'Cloud' of 1963

This episode examines a mysterious cloud formation that floated across the skies of northern Arizona on February 28, 1963, and its relation to William Branham's "Message" cult following.Show more

Names discussed in this video:
• James Meredith
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Roy E. Davis, Sr.
• Dr. James McDonald
• Ted Kipperman
• James Ayers
• Sylvia Kipperman Ayers
• Leslie Douglas Ashley
• Leslie Elaine Perez
• Caroline Lima
• President Bill Clinton
• President John F. Kennedy
• Jackie Kennedy
• Vandenberg, AFB

Topics discussed in this video:
• The rising battle for Civil Rights against white supremacy
• William Branham making statements aligned with white supremacists, such as his claim that Martin Luther King, Jr. was a "communist".
• William Branham shaming African Americans in public speeches.
• William Branham announcing that he would take his children out of school and transplant them to Arizona two days prior to Martin Luther King's January 1, 1963 ultimatum.
• William Branham's close ties to Roy E. Davis, Imperial Grand Dragon of the Original Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
• Brief overview of Davis' criminal past (covered in previous episodes)
• William Branham dropping Davis' name on recorded speeches over a hundred times throughout his ministry
• William Branham aware of Davis' schedule and expecting his participation in his meetings long after Davis' very public stand as a white supremacy leader wherein he unmasked himself to the nation as the leader of the Original Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
• The problematic timeline of William Branham's claim to have stood directly under the mysterious cloud formation February 28, 1963
• William Branham's claim that this event happened after his March 4, 1963, Houston meetings
• Rebecca Branham Smith's publication of "The Road to Sunset" as an attempt to defend the misaligned timeline
• The March 1-10, 1963 hunting season, which would align with Branham's claim to have hunted after the Houston meeting, several days after the cloud
• William Branham giving several different locations for his alleged involvement with the mysterious cloud
• The examination of "Sunset Mountain" as the "Message's" favored version and location of Branham's multiple claims
• Claims examined in "A Logical Refutation of Branham's Message"
• "Message" believers using an initial summary stating an intent to investigate by Dr. James McDonald
• William Branham changing his alleged location based upon James McDonald's preliminary report
• Witness photos of the cloud's path
• James McDonald's continuation of the cloud investigation
• The absence of discussion of James McDonald's investigation in the "Message", favoring the initial summary of reasons to investigate over the actual investigation
• Ted Kipperman and James Ayers copyrighting the "halo" photo
• William Branham's claim to have "saved" James Ayers' nephew from execution in Houston, TX.
• Leslie Douglas Ashley and Caroline Lima's murder of a real estate executive in Houston
• Leslie Douglas Ashley's female impersonation and close ties to homosexuals and prostitutes
• Ashley and Lima's weekend of sex leading up to the murder
• William Branham's claim to have halted the execution
• Examination of Ashley's claim to be "Elijah" and criminally insane plea which halted the execution
• Ted Kipperman and James Ayers involved in counterfeiting shortly after the "halo" photograph
• James Ayers' plea for appeal rejected
• James Ayers and Leslie Douglas Ashley forming the "Ashley-Ayers Evangelistic Association" to fund Ashley's "Elijah" ministry
• Ashley's escape from mental facility and listing in the F.B.I.'s Top Ten Most Wanted list.
• F.B.I.'s instructions to be on the lookout for a man with homosexuals and prostitutes carrying a Bible
• Ashley's change of name and gender
• Ashley (as Leslie Elaine Perez) running for elected office
• Ashley lobbying and supporting the Democratic Convention
• Ashley supporting Bill Clinton
• Ashley's work to support the homeless, prevent crime and prevent sexually transmitted diseases in Houston
• William Branham's invalid claim to have received an "oscar" from the "humane society" for helping Ashley
• William Branham's invalid claim that the governor of the state of Texas pardoned Ashley in 1963
• Tests conducted at Vandenberg, AFB
• Missile launches February 28, 1963
• Testing of the Titan II, Atlas D, and THOR missiles
• James McDonald's motivation to prove his UFO theory
• James McDonald's abandoning the February 28 research after apparently realizing that it was not a UFO
• Citizens of Tucson sketching faces, such as Jackie Kennedy, in the cloud photos
• Vandenberg's declassification of the Vandenberg launch dates